A Place of Safety
In the last aritice we looked at an overview of considerations for preparing for disaster. This included questions about location and finding a place of safety. One of the major decisions that needs to be made in response to a crisis situation is whether you stay where you are or leave. Depending on the type of disaster this decision may have been made for you. So where do you go? In the event of emergency local councils and aid organisations usually set up disaster relief centres. People can go to these places in the event of emergency. But what happens if they have not been set up?
This is why it is a good idea to have a safe place. A safe place could be anything from a relative’s or friend’s house, a cabin, a camping site, other property that you own, or some other place. Ideally this place should be outside the disaster area.
Meeting places.
This is very important for a family or if your household is made up of multiple people. One place should be your house, another in a well-known place just inside your city/town, and one outside your city/town. By having a location pre-arranged, people can move from place to place leaving notes behind with instructions and hopefully picking up everything that is needed on the way.
Once you have decided on where your safe place is. You need to decide on how you can get there and where you will meet if you are not at home.